Examination of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Components in a CANDU Station Examinations Performed by Kinectrics During the course of the Vacuum Building Outage, examinations of the Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) components forming the dousing system were performed in situ by Kinectrics personnel. Due to the magnitude of this work around-the-clock, support was provided for a few weeks. These FRP inspections were performed in line with the requirements of CAN/CSA-N285.5-M90 “Periodic Inspection of CANDU Nuclear Power Plant Containment Components”. Kinectrics technicians used visual inspections, hardness measurements, and UT thickness measurements to assess the condition of the FRP components. Sample Testing To complement the in-situ FRP inspections, station personnel collected FRP

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